Juul Feels the Heat with Class Action BIPA Lawsuit
Juul Labs has become the latest company to get hit with an Illinois class action lawsuit for gathering biometric information without proper consent. The…
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INTERVIEW: Paravision CEO Doug Aley on NIST, Computer Vision, and the Big Market His Company Wants to Avoid
Ever AI’s announcement that it was rebranding as Paravision this past summer arrived alongside some other big news: the company’s facial recognition algorithm…
SIA Advocates for Facial Recognition in Letter to US Lawmakers
A large coalition of organizations and trade associations has asked Congress to reconsider public bans on facial recognition technology. The group sent a…
Michigan Lawmakers Call for Examination of Facial Recognition and Racial Bias
Detroit lawmakers are expressing concern about law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology. City council member Roy McCalister, Jr. will be…
Good ID Highlights Need for Policies that Limit Police Use of Facial Recognition
Law enforcement’s unmonitored use of facial recognition technology has come under increasing scrutiny in the past few months. Bernie Sanders has echoed San…
Magisto User Sues Vimeo for BIPA Violations
Vimeo is the latest tech company to get hit with a BIPA lawsuit in Illinois. The lawsuit specifically concerns the video editing app Magisto, which Vimeo…
Detroit Officials Reach Compromise on Police Use of Facial Recognition
City officials in Detroit have come to a compromise on police use of facial recognition technology, with an oversight committee clearing it for criminal…
Chicago Heating Company Faces New BIPA Lawsuit
Another business may have run afoul of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Kevin Truss has filed a class action lawsuit against Four Seasons…
California Legislature Approves 3-Year Moratorium on Police Use of Face-Scanning Body Cams
“It’s worth noting that this latest state legislation is concerned specifically with the use of facial recognition technology through police-worn body…
Major Insurer Warns About Rise of BIPA, Other Biometrics Laws
One of the world’s biggest insurers is warning about the risks of biometric privacy legislation. The warning comes by way of Chubb’s latest Cyber InFocus…